Dark Molasses Gingerbread Cake Food

DARK MOLASSES GINGERBREAD WITH WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking pan. Sift flour, baking soda and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Blend in spices and salt with a wire whisk.
• In a small pan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Melt 1/2 cup butter in it, then whisk water into flour mixture. Beat eggs and add to mixture, along with molasses. Whisk until well blended. Pour into pan.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a skewer plunged into center comes out with no trace of raw batter. Interior will be moist. Serve warm with freshly whipped cream.

GINGER-MOLASSES BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk 2 3/4 cups flour, 2 tablespoons gingerbread spice, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, beat 2 sticks softened butter and 1 2/3 cups light brown sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in 4 eggs, one at a time, then beat in 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in 1/4 cup molasses on low speed, then beat in the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with 3/4 cup milk. Pour into a buttered and floured 10-cup bundt pan. Bake at 350˚ until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar.

DARK MOLASSES GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 140ºC. Grease a 32cm x 22cm x 5cm baking tin with butter then line with non-stick baking paper.
• In a medium saucepan melt the butter, 60g of the sugar, molasses, and golden syrup. In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk and set aside.
• Sieve the flour, spices and soda into another bowl.
• Pour the eggs and syrup into the flour and whisk until smooth. Stir in walnuts and pour into the tin.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until a skewer comes out with moist crumbs.
• While the cake is still warm, bring the water and remaining sugar to a simmer. Pour over the cake and let the syrup soak inches.